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Sage Accounting

Sage Accounting
Formerly Sage Business Cloud Accounting

Overview

What is Sage Accounting?

Sage Accounting is online accounting software made to simplify life for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers by providing the functions needed to take care of daily business to-dos. Users can create and send professional quotes and invoices, track income…

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Recent Reviews

User-friendly Sage Accounting

10 out of 10
March 13, 2024
I use Sage Accounting for accounts, bookkeeping, and VAT preparation. I also use the payroll software as well. I believe one of the best …
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Sage one stop

10 out of 10
February 21, 2024
As an EME, Sage ensures that legally I have everything, I am able to use both the Accounting and Payroll solutions know all my SARS …
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Sage Accounting is brilliant !

10 out of 10
February 19, 2024
I recommend Sage Accounting to my clients for so many reasons:- it's good value for money, easy to set and train people, simple to use, …
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Sage Accounting

10 out of 10
February 14, 2024
Incentivized
Our Company uses Sage Accounting for all our book keeping, Invoicing, Quotes, Reports and VAT. We have used Sage Accounting for 10 years …
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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Accounts payable (35)
    9.4
    94%
  • Accounts receivable (37)
    9.4
    94%
  • Bank reconciliation (36)
    9.2
    92%
  • Standard reports (36)
    8.8
    88%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.sage.com/en-us/sage…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $10 per month
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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

9.1
Avg 7.5

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

8.3
Avg 7.1

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8.9
Avg 8.0

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

6.5
Avg 7.6

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

7.8
Avg 7.4

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

8.1
Avg 7.0

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

6.7
Avg 7.4
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Product Details

What is Sage Accounting?

Accounting software for small businesses used to create and send quotes and invoices, as well as to track income and expenses. Payroll, HR and Accounting are brought together in Sage for Small Business, in one integrated solution.

Sage Accounting Screenshots

Screenshot of The financial dashboard, with business insightsScreenshot of View of paid and unpaid invoicesScreenshot of Invoice designer, to add a logo, company info, and terms

Sage Accounting Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesUS, Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Africa, South Africa, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Malaysia, Australia
Supported LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish and more

Frequently Asked Questions

Sage Accounting is online accounting software made to simplify life for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers by providing the functions needed to take care of daily business to-dos. Users can create and send professional quotes and invoices, track income and expenses and know where the business' financials stand. Every Sage Business Cloud Accounting subscription includes unlimited access to support as well as automatic backups and product updates.

Sage Accounting starts at $10.

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise, Xero, and FreshBooks are common alternatives for Sage Accounting.

Reviewers rate API for custom integration and Expense management highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of Sage Accounting are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have used Sage Accounting for many years and find it really easy to use. Others don't seem to be so user friendly. It is good that if you do make a mistake it is easy to rectify. The only thing I find a nusiance is not being able to edit Sales invoices after a VAT return has been run. Especially when its something like the reference or details I want to edit and not the date or money.
Phil Clarke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I find being able to generate invoices that are of a required professional standard template that my clients like. Being able to invoice quickly and keep track of when invoices are paid, its been useful getting reminders on the occasions when invoices have gone overdue to enable me to track payments.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have already introduced it to my Golf Club, I set up the nominals and opening balances and trained the staff in how to use the program. Very suited to a business that does not require stock control via the accounts system. It's also very useful in golf clubs and similar businesses where people involved in the accounts are volunteers and not based in the office. They have the ability through Cloud software to access it from anywhere.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ease of use, is so important
The ability to import via CSV, to avoid mistakes and to save time
Importing via the bank

Transferring from one company to another, you have to have separate emails and logins
February 26, 2024

Godsend for my accounts.

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
VAT returns are so simple to do. Just a click of a button and it produces a report for the period in concern. Submitting the return is then just a single click. The only thing I wish it would do is remind me when my VAT submissions are coming up so that I can avoid penalties.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Sage Accounting is well suited to a small to medium business that produces a regular number of invoices. As a medium-sized conference centre, Sage Accounting is really well suited to our needs as we need to create and email out invoices to customers on a regular basis. Most invoices include a number of different items that can easily be assigned to different nominal codes and different VAT codes. The functionality can calculate amounts based on price and quantity, and then the invoice can be directly emailed to the customer.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Sage accounting is well suited to day-to-day invoicing, recording of purchases and storing of receipts. Excellent at bank reconciliations and reporting. Great for recurring invoicing and the monitoring and reminding of debtors.
Not found anything Sage does not do well.
Stan Klaff | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Sage Accounting suits my needs perfectly, and I struggle to find a situation where it isn't the ideal choice. It serves every purpose efficiently and is essential for our organization. Frankly, it's the most valuable solution I've ever used.
February 21, 2024

Sage one stop

Sheryl Hoffmann | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Every part of Sage interacts to give a succinct report of your business health. This is extremely important as an Entrepreneur as I do not have time to worry where and what is happening with my business on the financial side. However when needed the drill down facility is quick and easy. My accountant can work on the platform remotely and the auditors have everything at the click of a button.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Sage is obviously well suited for larger SME's and large businesses. It is suitable for micro and macro businesses if you wish to make the effort to understand your business cash flow fully.
It also offers MTD compatibility which is beneficial if you are VAT registered in the UK, but if you just wish to record 'X' came in and 'Y' went out with a low turnover it is too much.
February 14, 2024

Sage Accounting

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have always found Sage Accounting very easy to navigate and self explanatory. There have been occasions when items have been entered incorrectly, but the help feature is fantastic and the support guides usually are enough to sort any issues out. Occasionally, we have had to call Sage for help, when the issue is more complicated to rectify ourselves
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Sage Accounting is well suited to small business who do not have high volumes of data, and chart of accounts are fairly simplistic in their structure. Different versions of Sage Accounting products should be considered when these criteria become relevant. Sage Accounting is also well suited for businesses who operate solely in the cloud.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I can only speak from my experience. Sage is well suited to business that are not run of the mile business as you can change nominal codes. Filling VAT returns are easy. Year end help is available so you can do your own year end. Sage is suitable to work with our accountants. Some accountants prefer other accounts systems.
January 14, 2024

Sage Accounting Review

Victoria Gillingwater | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Clients have significantly improved their understanding of their accounts and businesses due to Sage Accounting's comparative trial balance report. This allows clients to choose the period they want to compare and see various ratios which helps them to identify the biggest costs and where they're spending their money! This has allowed clients to be more prepared to save for taxes.
December 12, 2023

Sage Accounting

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Sage Accounting is good for small to medium sized businesses. It's more focused on being simple to use and intuitive for business owners than for example Sage Line 50. I'd say it works well for businesses that don't necessarily have the accounting knowledge and experience that I'd say is essential to have from Sage Line 50.

It's great for sole-traders and small limited companies.
Lorraine Garvey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Linking me up with external Accountants is great. The Quarterly VAT return to HMRC is so simple and easy to do. I can't think of anything where it is 'less appropriate', but I have a lot of experience with SAP applications, which are horrendous. Sage Accounting is far superior.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It is very well suited to any and all bookkeeping and accountancy scenarios. Be it VAT returns, Tax returns, Payroll or year end accounts, Sage has the tools to deliver it all. The live bank feeds allowing for ongoing reconciliation, aligned with the uploading facility means clients accounts can be processed on a daily basis leaving no glut of work as deadlines approach. It is in our humble opinion the best of the best.
Emma Beaman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ever since we made the switch to Sage Cloud Accounting it has been so much easier for me as a user, it enables me to create invoices when i'm not in the office or on holiday which enables us to get funds from our customers quicker and more efficiently.
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